Jeffery Saddoris Podcast Archive

In this episode, Sean and I talk about some of the differences in the way we approach creative projects. We also talk about a recent email from Steven Pressfield who suggests that the fear of success has nothing to do with success itself, but in instead all about acceptance. LINKS Studs Terkel Archive Zequenz notebooks Steven Pressfield’s Writing Wednesdays The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kis...

A new piece of gear for my podcast studio sparks a discussion around control, consistency, and getting outside of our comfort zones in the work we produce. We also talk about what kinds of features and, maybe more importantly, what kind of culture we’d like to see from a new photo sharing platform. CONNECT WITH SEAN Website: http://seantucker.photography Twitter: @seantuck Instagram: @seantuck You...

In this episode, we’re talking some of the ways Covid has changed how we view, experience, and interact with art — specifically the collective or shared experience that can occur seeing movies, music, and other forms of art. We also talk about significant influencers in our lives and the importance of looking for creative inspiration outside of our normal sources — an example of which was a terrif...

In this episode, we’re talking about the importance of physical spaces and how they can influence how and even what we make. We also take the plunge into talking a little about NFTs, which hopefully will inspire not only listener interaction, but also more conversations in the future. LINKS Damascus Station Secrets & Spies Podcast The Prosperity Gospel CONNECT WITH SEAN Website: http://seantuc...

If you were an On Taking Pictures listener, you probably knowhow my conversations with Bill Wadman go. If this is your first one, you’re in for a treat. As is often the case when we talk, the conversation follows more than a few rabbit holes, from how podcasting has changed since we started OTP in 2012, to watching the Beatles demystifying creativity, to how it feels to see home movies of our pare...

In this episode, Sean and I talk a bit about the past year and what we’re each looking forward to in 2022, which is deeper meaning and connection in the work we produce. For Sean, that means getting back to portraiture, both as a maker and as an educator. For me, it means recording more conversations and signal boosting interesting stories, regardless of whether or not those stories fall under the...

In this episode, we talk a about collaboration and some of the difficulties around bringing in another pair of eyes or another set of hands to help bring our vision to life. And an email from friend of the show Maarten Rots sparks a conversation about the importance of objects and the things we hold dear. LINKS Daniel Milnor Maarten Rots Ton Grote Lee John Phillips CONNECT WITH SEAN Website: http:...

In this episode, we get our very first voice memo from a listener and it’s a terrific question around something that I think most, if not all, of us have struggled with at one point or another, and that’s imposter syndrome. It’s a big question and I hope we tackle at least part of it in a way that resonates with you. LINKS Dunning-Kruger Effect (Wikipedia) Dunning-Kruger Effect (Verywell Mind) CON...

I want to take just a minute to thank you — for listening, yes, but especially since episode 19 so many of you have written in to share some of the things that you are going through, and that’s really why we put these out – in the hope that they will connect and resonate with you and let you know that you aren’t alone. This episode started with me asking Sean about how he edits his videos and turn...

In this episode, we begin with a conversation around aesthetics in art and how aesthetics sometimes gets overlooked or even dismissed in favor of narrative. We also talk about some of the tolls the pandemic has taken on creativity and how for so many people it seems to have been the catalyst for massive change in their lives. LINKS Sally Mann – Vinculum Maarten Rots w/Sean Tucker Fan Ho Ray Metzge...

In this episode, we’re talking about the importance of ritual in making and how various rituals — both conscious and subconscious — appear in our lives. We also talk about the value of creating the mental space for the actual doing and how carving out quiet time can help our creativity to find its way into the world. CONNECT WITH SEAN Website: http://seantucker.photography Twitter: @seantuck Insta...

Welcome to Deep Natter. This week, we’re talking about recognizing our own good, seeing patterns in the creative chaos of work that we make, and some absolutely beautiful thoughts from Sean around connectivity and meaning. CONNECT WITH SEAN Website: http://seantucker.photography Twitter: @seantuck Instagram: @seantuck YouTube: Sean Tucker CONNECT WITH JEFFERY Website: https://jefferysaddoris.com T...

Last week, we released a show that seems to be resonating with quite a few of you. In fact, we’ve received more feedback on that episode than any other episode we’ve done. I think it’s because so many of us are in the same place with trying to figure out where what we make fits, how to get it out there in front of people, and if we’re lucky, make a little money from it. This week is sort of a cont...

This episode wasn’t meant to be an episode. It started as one of our pre-show chats — Sean and I just talking before we jumped into what we had actually planned to talk about, which now completely escapes me. But as it’s happened so many times before when we talk, we went off on a tangent, and this time it was a deep one around worth and value and the often paralyzing fear of showing ourselves to...

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about output, not in terms of what we produce, but how the work I’ve recently dipped my toes into the world of synthesizers, something I’ve been interested in for years but never really pursued. In this episode, Sean and I talk about the importance of pursuing creative interests outside of your “main” pursuits for no other purpose but to, as Sean puts it, al...

One of the things I love about talking to Bill Wadman is that even when we don’t talk for a while, the banterand chemistry that was the heart of On Taking Pictures for more than 300 episodes is right there regardless of what we’re talking about. It’s been that way since the first episode and nearly a decade later, it’s still fun to see where we end up. CONNECT WITH BILL Website: https://billwadman...

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about output, not in terms of what we produce, but how the work we make is presented to an audience. For example, are you only sharing your work online, or do you also make prints. Maybe you make photobooks or show your work in galleries. How our work appears out in the world can have a dramatic effect on how compelling it is to a viewer. We also talk about...

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about meeting our heroes and how the outcome of those meetings can often affect how we are able to see and connect with the work they make. We also talk about the importance of finding that thing or maybe multiple things that light you up and you do simply for the fun or the joy of it. CONNECT WITH SEAN Website: http://seantucker.photography Twitter: @seantu...

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about a photo essay that raised some interesting questions for each of us, such as how do you respond to an artist’s newer work when it doesn’t hit you the same way their earlier work did? Have they changed or have you? Or is it some of each? And how much should the context of the work matter to how it lands with a viewer? LINKS Alec Soth’s Lost in Translati...

A few episodes back, Sean and I were talking about social media and Sean mentioned that Ben Horne, who is a terrific large format landscape photographer I spoke to on Process Driven 41 , had left Twitter and Instagram and was just focusing on the community he had on YouTube. I reached out to Ben to see if he’d like to come on the show to talk about why he did it and how it’s affected him, both per...

In this episode of Deep Natter, Sean and I are continuing a previous discussion about finding our why around the things we make. Sometimes, it’s easy to lose our way and we end up needing to make a few tweaks or even a hard reset to get us back in the groove. LINKS Primordial (Jeff Lemire) Gideon Falls Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Sweet Tooth (Comic) Monsters (Gareth Edwards) El Mariachi (Robert Rodrigue...

In this episode of Deep Natter, one of Sean’s Instagram accounts got hacked, which has us talking about to what degree we’re comfortable relying on social media platforms as the main place to share our work and connect with an audience. Plus, a new HBO Documentary about social media sparks a chat about a growing number of influencers who want little more than for social media to make them famous,...

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about owning the things we make. What I mean by that is that we stand behind our art and put our voice, our process, and ourselves first, before we worry about packaging it, branding it, and marketing it to an audience. CONNECT WITH SEAN Website: https://seantucker.photography Twitter: @seantuck Instagram: @seantuck YouTube: Sean Tucker CONNECT WITH JEFFERY...

This is actually episode 10.5 or “10 Take Two” of Deep Natter, since we had a little bit of a power outage situation and had to record this week’s show a second time. It actually worked out for the best though, since it gave Sean and me time to think about the subject matter a little more and dive just a bit deeper into discussing it. LINKS My Life as a Failed Artist (via Vulture) CONNECT WITH SEA...

Sean is going to be doing a new project with one of his oldest friends, so in this episode we’re talking about podcasting, both from the side of the listener and also from the perspective of the creator. Plus, Sean shares a bit of the beauty and the complexity of his early life growing up in South Africa. CONNECT WITH SEAN Website: http://seantucker.photography Twitter: @seantuck Instagram: @seant...